Building comparison
head to head
DOOM (2016)vsSoldier of Fortune
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
DOOM (2016)
Execution · Pure Mechanics
Push-forward arena FPS where movement and aim are the whole game.
Soldier of Fortune
Execution · Pure Mechanics
A late-90s mercenary FPS infamous for its graphic locational damage system.
DOOM (2016) leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Soldier of Fortune leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
DOOM (2016)Soldier of Fortune
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Aim, movement, glory-kill timing all peak.
Soldier of Fortune
Fast twitch aim against fragile enemies decides everything
Reads1 vs 2
Soldier of Fortune leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Demons scripted attack patterns.
Soldier of Fortune
Multiplayer duels add a little human prediction
Variance1 vs 2
Soldier of Fortune leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Minimal encounter randomness.
Soldier of Fortune
Campaign layouts and spawns are fixed
Optimization5 vs 4
DOOM (2016) leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
DOOM (2016)
Rune and weapon mod picks meaningful.
Soldier of Fortune
Weapon choice and level routes are quickly learned
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.